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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jeopardise  Speak Example sentences
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[置于危险,威胁] pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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[倒转,翻转] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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[期刊,杂志] a publication that appears at fixed intervals
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[构思不当,误会,误解] conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
loath  Speak Example sentences
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[实际的,注重实效的] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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[不情愿的,勉强] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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[不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
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[可以通航的] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
magnify  Speak Example sentences
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[主旨,本意,动机] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[放大,扩大] intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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[独白,个人长篇演说] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[想家,乡愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
meagre  Speak Example sentences
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[周期性] in a regular periodic manner; intermittently
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[主旨,本意,动机] dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[不足的,质量差的] deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate
mischance  Speak Example sentences
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[可以通航的] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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[期刊,杂志] a publication that appears at fixed intervals
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[霉运,不幸] unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
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[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
molest  Speak Example sentences
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[曲解,海市蜃楼,虚影] unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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[悲观主义者] the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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[可以通航的] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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[骚扰,干扰] trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
monologue  Speak Example sentences
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[点燃,照亮,激起] build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
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[置于危险,威胁] pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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[独白,个人长篇演说] speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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[周期性] in a regular periodic manner; intermittently
navigable  Speak Example sentences
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[橹,桨,划(船)] long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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[不情愿的,勉强] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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[可以通航的] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
nourish  Speak Example sentences
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[不情愿的,勉强] unwilling or reluctant; filled with disgust or aversion; dislike
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[养育,滋养] provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
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[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
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[可以通航的] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
onset  Speak Example sentences
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[开始,发作,攻击] beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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[置于危险,威胁] pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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[橹,桨,划(船)] long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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[可以通航的] wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered